Francisco (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco-Bahamonde"El Caudillo")1892–1975, Spanish military leader and dictator: chief of state 1939–47; regent of the kingdom of Spain 1947–75.
Related forms
Francoism, noun
Francoist, noun
Franco-
1.
a combining form representing French, or France:
Francophile; Franco-Prussian.
Origin
< Medieval LatinFranc(us) a Frank, a Frenchman + -o-
British Dictionary definitions for Franco
Franco
/ˈfræŋkəʊ; Spanish ˈfraŋko/
noun
1.
Francisco (franˈθisko), called el Caudillo. 1892–1975, Spanish general and statesman; head of state (1939–1975). He was commander-in-chief of the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), defeating the republican government and establishing a dictatorship (1939). He kept Spain neutral in World War II
Franco-
/ˈfræŋkəʊ-/
combining form
1.
indicating France or French: Franco-Prussian
Word Origin
from Medieval Latin Francus, from Late Latin: Frank
Word Origin and History for Franco
Franco-
word-forming element meaning "French," from Medieval Latin comb. form of Franci "the Franks," hence, by extension, "the French" (see Frank). Used in forming English compound words from early 18c.